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The BA's old saying, "you're big enough to do, what you're big enough to do". He resigned.
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The BA's old saying, "you're big enough to do, what you're big enough to do". He resigned.
chillywilly2
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they got it done...hey..they didn't even have hard hats and steel toes
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Fucking sandals.
These were the most badass hardcore construction sons of bitches in all human history.
I'm not kidding.
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They did not have tube amps.
Little pussies.
Little pussies.
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They didn't know what electricity was.
Are they supposed to be our bitches now because we finally figured it out after 100,000 years?
I don't think so.
Look at the fucking stones, man!
Saint Peter
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A bunch of stacked rocks. Big deal.
Today we have tube amps that use extruded aluminum heat sinks the spell the name of the company that makes them. How fucking cool is that?
You know it is.
Pussy.
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I'm not saying the result is cooler.
I'm talking about the people who made the fucking thing.
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Construction workers my fucking ass.
Try and build a pyramid today.
Even with today's technology. How far do you think you'd get before you ran into "Why are we doing this" and "How much is this going to cost"?
Honestly.
"IT'S BECAUSE WE'RE FUCKING BUILDING IT, ASSHOLES. DEAL WITH IT."
Try and build a pyramid today.
Even with today's technology. How far do you think you'd get before you ran into "Why are we doing this" and "How much is this going to cost"?
Honestly.
"IT'S BECAUSE WE'RE FUCKING BUILDING IT, ASSHOLES. DEAL WITH IT."
thør
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Try building anything, today......
Saint Peter
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Construction workers are used to being blamed for projects that are behind schedule and over budget. It is not our fault your plans suck. It is not our fault it rained or it snowed or it did not rain.
You provide the money and resources and your pyramid will be built. Count on it.
rosco rathbone
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Did my first 1" test plate.
My verticals are tight but I messed up the sequencing and ended up too much weld.
My verticals are tight but I messed up the sequencing and ended up too much weld.
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How does it get tested?
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rosco rathbone
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I'm only allowed to use a chipping hammer and a wire brush.
rosco rathbone
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Oh, they aren't testing it, they just examine it as you go along to make sure you aren't fucking up too bad by eye.
Nice clean machined metal sure is easy to weld on. I've been practicing for weeks on lumpy pieces of shit that the apprentices ruined.
chillywilly2
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Hey...don't sweat it, its only a test, you know, to see if you know what you're doing
Saint Peter
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The scratch awl is your friend. Chase the tracks out with it in between passes. If you got a hole, hammer that fucker in to clean it out. Twist it around. A nice sharp one can save a test due to a shitty start or unforeseen fuck up.
And get a new one. Malco makes a few. Tough as hell. Don't be a cheapass.
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No inscriptions.
Saint Peter
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My crew chisels Eye Eye Bird Hand on every block if management likes it or not.
chillywilly2
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And nobody will ever figure out that code...not in a million fucking years
rosco rathbone
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Someone has been chiselling "Cleopatra Sucks Cox" in the shitter....
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That's the spirit.
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We were demoing some HVAC equipment at the nuclear site. There was a a cooling unit that had a billion small aluminum fins to dissipate the heat.
One of the boys wrote "fuck you *insert foreman's name here*" with a tool on the fins. He saw it and smiled. An alarm went off and we had to clear the area.
The piece would have been crated and on its way to New Mexico without anybody else laying eyes on it. The alarm took hours to clear and we ended up going home before the unit could be turned over to the labor guys to waste out.
The next day the shit hit the fan. Management saw the little note. It got ugly after that.
One of the boys wrote "fuck you *insert foreman's name here*" with a tool on the fins. He saw it and smiled. An alarm went off and we had to clear the area.
The piece would have been crated and on its way to New Mexico without anybody else laying eyes on it. The alarm took hours to clear and we ended up going home before the unit could be turned over to the labor guys to waste out.
The next day the shit hit the fan. Management saw the little note. It got ugly after that.
thør
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Old school back gouging with a chipping hammer.
You apprenticing to be a boilermaker?
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